Новости за 12.12.2016

BAGHDAD — An Iraqi spokesman says two suicide car bombings targeting security checkpoints in the city of Fallujah have killed at least two people.

Supporters of Cardell Hayes leave Orleans Parish Criminal District Court after the verdict in Hayes' trial in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016. Hayes was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of former New Orleans Saints football player Will…

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton leaves Orleans Parish Criminal District Court after the verdict in the Cardell Hayes trial in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016. Hayes was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of former New…

Former New Orleans Saints running back Deuce McAllister leaves Orleans Parish Criminal District Court after the verdict in the Cardell Hayes trial in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016. Hayes was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of former…

FILE- In this Dec. 10, 2016, file photo, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton walks with Will Smith's widow Racquel into Orleans Criminal Court for the trial of Cardell Hayes in New Orleans. Hayes was convicted of manslaughter Sunday,…

İstanbul’da HDP İl ve İlçe yöneticilerine yönelik düzenlenen eş zamanlı operasyonda 20 kişi gözaltına alındı. İşte HDP'li yöneticilerin operasyonunda son durumDevamı için tıklayınız

The man who fatally shot retired New Orleans Saints defensive leader Will Smith was convicted of manslaughter on Sunday night, ending a week-long trial in which the defendant insisted he only fired because the popular football star was drunk, violent and had grabbed a gun following a traffic crash on the night of April 9.

The title of Lee Daniels' latest venture, Star, might very well identify this celebrated producer-director-writer. His films include Monster'...

Queensland's most senior road policing officer is mystified and alarmed by driving practices after a deadly start to the Christmas holiday period in the Sunshine State.

Fairfax is calling it dirty. At the very least it's intriguing.

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked up six wickets in England's second innings as India cruised to victory in the fourth Test at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday.

BEIRUT — Syrian government troops and allied militias on Monday seized a wide strip along the southern edge of the city of Aleppo from rebels, tightening the noose on remaining opposition fighters and tens of thousands of civilians still in the shrinking enclave, state media and opposition activists said.

Na de schokkende gebeurtenissen van vorig jaar neemt het bestuur van de Duitse stad Keulen extra veiligheidsmaatregelen rond Oud en Nieuw. Zo zullen er tien keer zoveel agenten rondlopen. Zij moeten voorkomen dat er opnieuw vrouwen worden aangerand en beroofd.

A "sadistic" father who tortured, terrorised and sexually abused four children at a remote South Australian property has been jailed for up to 25 years.

West Coast utility Simon Tunbridge will miss the entire 2017 AFL season after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

Now that James Brayshaw has hung up his two most prominent caps, at Channel 9 and as chairman of North Melbourne, he admits that having several of them jammed on his head at once took a toll that he hopes he can remediate.

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Outgoing New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said his goodbyes Monday as Bill English was sworn in to take over after Key's surprise resignation last week.

HENGELO - Horecaondernemers in de Hengelose binnenstad houden hun hart vast als de gemeente vast blijft houden aan de nieuwe regels voor terrassen.

WESTERHAAR / VRIEZENVEEN - Twee ongelukken veroorzaakten op maandagochtend flinke file op de N36.

Dj Martin Garrix is toegevoegd aan de line-up van Pinkpop. Ook de rockers van Kings of Leon reizen in het pinksterweekend naar het Limburgse Landgraaf. Dat maakte de organisatie van het driedaagse popfestival bekend.

In Groot-Brittannië zijn vanochtend zes mensen opgepakt tijdens anti-terreuracties in het midden van Engeland en Londen, zegt de politie. Vier mannen uit Derby en een man uit Burton werden opgepakt. Een vrouw in Londen werd gearresteerd, omdat ze mogelijk een terroristische daad zou voorbereiden.

Changes in the outlook for copper's supply-demand balances support a more "bullish" environment for the metal.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants won two Super Bowls under Tom Coughlin by being able to pressure the opposing quarterback and getting just enough big plays from Eli Manning and the offense to pull out a lot of close games.

Hong Kong (CNN)Japan lodged a protest Monday against Chinese allegations that its fighter jets engaged in a dangerous mid-air confrontation with Chinese military planes. China's Defense Ministry said Saturday that the Japanese jets "interfered with Chinese military aircraft from close range and even launched jamming shells, which endangered the safety of Chinese aircraft and crew." Japan said that fighter jets were scrambled when six Chinese military aircraft "trespassed" into its territorial waters in the Miyako Strait. Читать дальше...